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On the left are the tools and materials we use to construct our Mini Pinhole Cameras. 1. Straight pin with a plastic ball head in an eraser. 2. A small piece of fine sandpaper to clear off burrs. 3. A 35mm film canister for the light tight camera body. 4. 1"x1" sections cut from a soda can to be used as our lens/pinhole. 5. A standard paper punch to put a 1/4" hole through the side of the 35mm film canister. 6. Masking tape to attach the lens to the 35mm film canister. 7. A 2" piece of black electrical tape which is folded over on each end to be used as a shutter for our 35mm film canister pinhole camera. |
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A standard paper punch to put a 1/4" hole through the side of the 35mm film canister. This pair never had those paper catching things, so it must really be cheap! |
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Nick punching a 1/4" hole through the side of the 35mm film canister. Later we will center the "pinhole lens" over this area. |
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A nice clean and safe way for most any age student to create a hole in our container, No need for drills, razor knives, bandages, and most of all stitches! |
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This is an old 35mm bulk film can that holds our supply of lens blanks. [ The bulk cans make great panoramic and 360° pinhole cameras] |
Nick starts to drill the pinhole slowly. We try to use light pressure to pierce the aluminum. We punch through the back side [inside of the can] so it is easier to sand off the burrs produced by piercing. |
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